"It was just kind of hard ... one of those deals where you have to endure him, put up with him," Welker said. "But he does it to everybody, it’s the way he is."

Welker got so used to the admonishment and Belichick keeping players under wraps in regard to reporters, he can't quite shake it when answering questions from the Denver media.

"I'm not worried about what the Broncos' people are going to think," Welker told SI. "I'm worried about what Belichick will think. Isn't that crazy?"

In his early days with the Patriots, Welker also wasn't sure what to think about the team's other fiery competitor, quarterback Tom Brady. Welker admitted to SI that "he couldn't stand" Brady at first but the pair grew to develop a brotherly friendship.

"He was very intense, wanted it done a certain way and was like, 'You can't do it a different way,'" Welker said.

Welker was a very prolific slot receiver in The Patriots Way. It should set him up to have similar success catching passes from another Hall of Fame QB, the Broncos' Peyton Manning.